Roald Dahl

If you’ve read a book by Roald Dahl — and with titles like The Witches, James and the Giant Peach, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to choose from, you probably have — then you understand just how wacky, twisted, and unique Roald’s imagination really was.

An early indication of things to come: the young Roald Dahl concocted a plan with his friends involving a dead mouse, a jar of candy, and a mean candy shop owner (you do the math) that resulted in a caning (ouch!) from the head of his school. Roald dubbed it the “Great Mouse Plot of 1924.”

Here a few more Dahl Facts:

He was very tall, reaching a full height of 6’6″.

He flew a fighter plane — and crashed — during World War II.

He was buried with his snooker cues (like pool cues), some good red wine, chocolates, pencils, and his power saw.